The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1887-07-02
THE PRoDloAL. SON.
Returning TO tho Scene or His Child
hood After Twenty two Years. Alb

farm, on which was located the fa
nous Allen springs.
Though tender in years, Worley
could plainly see and realize the la
mentablo condition In which the wal
had left his home. He was, therefore,
constantly haunted by the idea that he
could work wonders toward retrieving
their losses by the freeing of sla YES.
ETC., II he was turned loose in the
world. So thoroughly was he imbued
with this idea that one day he quietly
stole away, and started he knew moi
where. After short tramp he foun d
himself in Bowling Green, but finding
nothing that he could do, he drifted
down into Mexico, believing firmly
that there his fortune awaited him.
But while here he did not forget his
old Kentucky home and the dear ones
be had left behind. He wrote home
explaining why he had left, and that
he hoped soon TO return, bountfully
blessed with a sufliciency of this worlds
goods, that his mother, brother, and
sister might be well cared for, but the
letter never reached its destination.
Young Morley worked ON, practic-
ing rigid economy, for he had built
many air castles about how he intend
ed dividing his wealth when he re-
turned home.
Some time had elapsed, his mother
had never answered his letter, and he
concluded he would write again. The
second letter though, like the first, was
mislaid, and never reached the heart
broken mother of young Worley. She
believed firmly that her boy had been
foully dealt with, and SO strong was
circumstantial evidence that the
terrible deed was laid at the door of a
nelghbor, but not having sufficient evil
lence to convict him he was never
brought before the courts.
Morley could hear nothing from his
mother, and believed beyond doubt
that she was dead. he therefore lost
all his former pride about returning
home with much wealth and asking his
mothers forgiveness. and at the first
opportunity presenting itself he joined
the United otstss army and wsat west,
where he ssmaiasd Ger i've ysara Re-
turaing after that Time. Ss went 10 st.
Louis and embarked in the railroad
BUSINESS. Hare he fell hopolossly. help
Iessly, and rscklsssk in love with a
raro and radiant blonde, and wooed
and won hor. He continued his work
in this line until he became very pro-
fcient in his business-so much so, in
fact, that his services were sought after
by several railroad corporations. He
however, accepted the position OF
general superintendent OF the Hot
Springs and Malvern Railroad com
pany, which position he holds at pre-
sent.
Sunday night last the names of G.
d. Morley, wife, and son were register
ed at the Morehead house, in this city,
1t was the same G. ID. Worley that
passed through this city twenty-five
years ago, a barefooted boy of about
II or IS years of age. He is now fine
looking man, was handsomely dressed,
and his wife and sou, who is now IS
years of age, looked the perfect pic turs
of health and happiness. He was car
rying them with him back to the home
Of his youth, explaining TO them how
his dear old mother formerly looked
and acted in her lifetime. 1t was his
intention, he said. to buy the old home
stead and keep it as memeuto OF de-
parted ones. They approached the
scene; how changed it appeared to
Morley, as he viewed here and there a
few familiar spots. He dismounted
and knocked at the door of the house
in which he had left his aged mother
nearly quarter of century since,
wondering the while what strange face
would soon confront him. Imagine
his surprise, his unboundcd happiness,
as the lettering form of the mother he
had believed to be dead for these many
years stood before him! The scene
that followed is easier imagined than
described. They embraced and wept
for a time. Then the wife and child
were introduced; the story Of his de-
parture and adventures for the past
twenty-five years was told; the fatted